TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (April 25, 2017) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Coaches’ Poll for April 25 and baseball and softball Player and Pitcher of the Week selections for games played April 17-23.
The next baseball coaches’ poll and player of the week selections for both sports will be released May 2.
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NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Coaches’ Poll
April 25, 2017
The NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2017 record, previous ranking and total points in voting by Region 8 baseball coaches, the FCSAA Baseball Chair and the FCSAA Scoreboard Coordinator.
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
Pts |
Pvs |
|
1. |
Chipola (22) |
40-8 |
220 |
1 |
|
2. |
Polk State |
40-11 |
195 |
2 |
|
3. |
Santa Fe |
36-11 |
159 |
5 |
|
4. |
Palm Beach State |
34-12 |
151 |
3 |
|
5. |
St. Johns River State |
36-16 |
126 |
4 |
|
6. |
Miami Dade |
30-15 |
124 |
7 |
|
7t. |
State College of Florida |
32-20-1 |
81 |
6 |
|
7t. |
Northwest Florida State |
30-16 |
81 |
8 |
|
9. |
St. Petersburg |
31-22 |
33 |
-- |
|
10. |
Eastern Florida State |
29-16 |
29 |
10 |
Also receiving votes: Gulf Coast State 4, Tallahassee 2, Daytona State 2.
Dropped from rankings: No. 9 Gulf Coast State
NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Player of the Week
Trenton McGhee, St. Petersburg
Sophomore – OF
Jacksonville, Fla.
- Batted .500 (6-for-12) with four runs scored, one double, one home run and five RBIs in three games during the voting period
- Led the Titans to a series win vs. Hillsborough, clinching the Suncoast Conference’s Wild Card berth in the process
- Went 2-for-4 in each game; scored twice, homered and drove in two runs in game one
- Scored in drove in two runs in game two, scored and had an RBI in game three
Other nominees: Skylar Frey, Polk State; Abdel Guadalupe, Broward; Juan Teixeira, ASA Miami; Evan Harold, Seminole State
NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Brendon Little, State College of Florida
Sophomore – LHP
Malvern, Pa.
- 1-0, 0.00 ERA in one appearance during the voting period
- Tossed six innings in the Manatees’ 4-3 win over nationally-ranked Polk State on April 21
- Allowed four hits and one walk, the only run allowed was unearned and he struck out 13
Other nominees: Drew Marino, Polk State; Mario Lopez, ASA Miami
NJCAA Region 8 Softball Player of the Week
Kelsee Cullop, Central Florida
Sophomore – CF
Winter Haven, Fla.
- Batted .500 (8-for-16) with six runs scored, four doubles, four RBIs and one stolen base in four games during the voting period
- Hit safely in all four games, leading the Patriots to a sweep of State College of Florida and a doubleheader split vs. Indian River State
- Went a combined 5-for-8 vs. State College of Florida; both game one hits were doubles and she was 3-for-5 in game two
- Went a combined 3-for-8 with three RBIs vs. Indian River State
Other nominees: None
NJCAA Region 8 Softball Pitcher of the Week
Morgan Cushman, Central Florida
Frehsman – RHP
Lake City, Fla.
- 2-1 with a 0.68 ERA in three appearances during the voting period
- Pitched five shutout innings of one-hit game in a 7-0, game two win over State College of Florida
- Went the distance in a 12-1, five-inning win over Indian River State
- For the week, she totaled 10.1 innings in the circle, allowing 10 hits, one run (earned) and no walks while striking out 14